Poole is an 83-year-old saxophone player who can be found playing most weekends at Johnny T’s Bistro in Hillsdale, Mich. What led you to playing the saxophone? For one, my mother was a piano player, and I used to sit and watch her play. I just had a love for music. Then I fell...
Month: September 2012
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Hillsdale alumnus wins malpractice suit
Vince Alentado ’11 was injured in football practice in April 2009 when his teammate fell on his leg and shattered both his tibia and fibula. The injury resulted in two surgeries, treatments for compartment syndrome, and nerve damage. The injury ended his career as a Hillsdale College running back, and he was told he would...
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Combine derby returns with a smash
The Combine Derby at the Hillsdale County Fair was back this year after a two-year hiatus due to difficulty in finding participants and combines. This past Sunday, combines with names ranging from “The Mad Farmer” to the “Purple People Eater” with paint schemes more appropriate for the Mystery Machine than farming equipment met up in...
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Jonesville’s hidden historical gem
On the corner of Maumee and Liberty streets in Jonesville, Mich. sits an iconic piece of Michigan history: the Grosvenor House. Two Hillsdale College juniors, Gwendolyn Stoldt and Julia Kilgore, recently saw this unique piece of Jonesville history as an opportunity to further their education and experience as curators in training. Renowned architect Elijah Myers...
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Debate team: Research in, weekends out
The debate lounge was empty again this weekend, file boxes and team members whisked away to work. However, they were not at some far-off campus debating, but holed away in a suite with a couple coffeemakers to fuel their research weekend. “Research weekends are exactly what they sound like,” said Debate Coach and Assistant Professor...